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One of the few launch titles of the SNES (and bundled with the system in North America and Europe), the fifth main game in the Super Mario series brings the Mario brothers into the mysterious Dinosaur Land. It marks the first appearance of Mario's dinosaur companions, known as Yoshi.
A Kunio-kun game that is comprised of four different competitions - Cross Country, Obstacle Course, Ball Pole and Fighting Tournament.
Using stealth and quickness of attack in the face of over whelming (sic) force, lead Shinobi and his canine sidekick Yamato against Union Lizard in this early Sega Genesis classic.
Balloon Kid is a sequel to a classic NES game - Balloon Fight.
A football game from Nintendo for the NES
When a peacekeeping effort between Dr. Light and Dr. Wily go haywire, it's up to Mega Man (who now has the ability to slide under obstacles) and his robotic companion Rush to traverse the universe and defeat the Robot Masters in the third installment of the Mega Man series.
A further shoot'em up in the Darius series this time for the SuperGrafx-16/TurboGrafx. Darius Plus is based on Super Darius for the TurboGrafx-CD but with fewer bosses and was actually written for the SuperGrafx because playing it on that console results in slightly improved graphics.
Help Hipopo save his friends from the clutches of the Fire Devil!
A side-scrolling action game starring the king of pop Michael Jackson, released in 1990 for Sega Genesis and Master System. Moonwalker features Michael saving children, turning into a robot, his pet monkey Bubbles, and magical dance fighting. Later released in arcades on the Mega-Tech hardware.
Play as either Hayate or Kaede in this fast-paced action platformer. This game is known as "Blue Shadow" in Europe.
A puzzle game that released in the midst of the Tetris craze, Dr. Mario put its own spin on the falling-blocks concept. It was one of the few Tetris derivatives of the time that was a hit in its own right.
A demonic-themed pinball game and the sequel to 1989's Alien Crush for the TurboGrafx-16. It would later be ported to the Sega Genesis as Dragon's Fury. It has recently been added to the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console catalog.
A side-scrolling action game featuring the ninja Tsukikage. The player carves a path through numerous enemies to each boss using various ninja tools at their disposal, such as shadow doubles, shurikens and bombs.
A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up and part of the Star Soldier franchise.
A co-op stealth game where players control two thieves as they go around stealing treasures from well-guarded locations.
A game based on the Zoids anime, for Game Boy.
A 1990 action RPG developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Game Boy and a spin-off of their Ghosts N' Goblins series. It was notable for its well-developed real-time platformer combat, and for being one of the more technically accomplished Game Boy titles of its time.
Popular arcade shooter. Many versions of the game would go to different consoles. The Genesis version contains an original mode, along with the arcade mode.
One of the earliest games developed for the Neo Geo hardware, Magician Lord is a high-fantasy action platformer where players control a wizard that can transform into various warrior forms.
The first game in the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan for the Famicom. It was a landmark in console strategy RPGs, establishing many of the genre's common gameplay elements.
The sequel to Tecmo's classic NES action-platformer enhances the gameplay of the original with new features such as the Shadow Clone powerup and a wall-climbing maneuver.
A ball-based puzzle game for the TurboGrafx-16 similar to Sokoban but with a more action-y bent. In Japan, the game is known as Be Ball.
A puzzle game from Cream that resembles a cross between Breakout and Bust-a-Move. The player must rescue the heroine by jumping into her dreams and destroying fruit.
When vindictive cyborgs come with a plan to blow up the Earth, Rex is the last hope for survival.
A conversion of the arcade game Darius for the TurboGrafx-CD featuring new bosses, as well as a "boss rush" mode.
A horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up similar to R-Type or Gradius; it pits the player against various enemies within a surreal fantasy world.
A mecha strategy game from Masaya.
A Battleship-like game where the player has to hit and sink enemy boats.
Lala has been captured again, this time by the king of Eggerland himself (AGAIN)! It's up to you (Lolo) to ascend his tower, confront evil, and put an end to this madness!
Bicycle kick power shots, murderous shoulder slams, unconscious defenders, and soccer on ice... this is what happens when Kunio-kun and crew take to the soccer pitch.
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